# 1990–91 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1990–91 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his 23rd year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Notes |
| Boo Harvey | 3 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Graduated. Entered 1990 NBA draft |
| Darrell Aiken | 4 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Graduated |
| Jayson Williams | 11 | F | 6'10" | Senior | Graduated. Entered 1990 NBA draft |
| Barry Milhaven | 13 | G/F | 6'5" | Senior | Graduated |

### Class of 1990 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Shawnelle Scott C | New York, NY | All Hallows High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Sergio Luyk SF | Spain, Europe | University Heights Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Lee Green PG | New York, NY | Cheshire Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "1990 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Lamont Middleton | 31 | PF | 6'6" | | Junior | Bronx, NY | Transferred from Hartford. Under NCAA transfer rules, Middleton had to redshirt for the 1990–91 season with two years of remaining eligibility. |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/23/90* | No. 25 | Monmouth Lapchick Tournament Opening Round | W 85-60 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/24/90* | No. 25 | Central Connecticut State Lapchick tournament championship | W 135-92 | 2-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/30/90* | No. 21 | vs. Niagara | W 66-49 | 3-0 | Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, NY |
| 12/05/90* | No. 17 | vs. No. 20 Georgia Tech ACC-Big East Challenge | W 73-72 $^{OT}$ | 4-0 | Capital Centre Landover, MD |
| 12/07/90* | No. 17 | vs. George Mason Cougar Classic Semifinal | W 76-65 | 5-0 | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 12/08/90* | No. 17 | at Brigham Young Cougar Classic Championship | W 67-62 | 6-0 | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 12/11/90* | No. 14 | Brooklyn College | W 57-47 | 7-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/15/90* | No. 14 | Howard | W 78-65 | 8-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/22/90* | No. 13 | Fordham | W 74-62 | 9-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/02/91 | No. 9 | at No. 3 Syracuse | L 86-92 $^{OT}$ | 9-1 (0-1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 01/05/91 | No. 9 | Boston College | W 75-68 | 10-1 (1-1) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/09/91 | No. 10 | at Seton Hall | L 62-74 | 10-2 (1-2) | Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| 01/13/91 | No. 10 | at No. 9 Connecticut | W 72-59 | 11-2 (2-2) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| 01/15/91 | No. 10 | Providence | W 85-72 $^{OT}$ | 12-2 (3-2) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/19/91 | No. 10 | No. 16 Pittsburgh | W 73-71 | 13-2 (4-2) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/22/91 | No. 10 | No. 19 Connecticut | W 65-62 | 14-2 (5-2) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/26/91 | No. 10 | at Villanova | W 58-55 | 15-2 (6-2) | The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/30/91 | No. 5 | at No. 18 Georgetown | L 53-59 | 15-3 (6-3) | Capital Centre Landover, MD |
| 02/02/91 | No. 5 | No. 25 Seton Hall | W 81-65 | 16-3 (7-3) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/05/91 | No. 8 | Villanova | L 51-61 | 16-4 (7-4) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/09/91 | No. 8 | at Providence | L 64-75 | 16-5 (7-5) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 02/13/91 | No. 13 | at Boston College | W 66-60 | 17-5 (8-5) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/16/91 | No. 13 | at No. 16 Pittsburgh | L 83-94 | 17-6 (8-6) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/20/91 | No. 18 | No. 5 Syracuse | W 77-72 | 18-6 (9-6) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/23/91* | No. 18 | Notre Dame | W 57-55 | 19-6 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/25/91 | No. 18 | No. 25 Georgetown | W 68-58 | 20-6 (10-6) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/02/91* | No. 17 | at DePaul | L 69-79 | 20-7 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/08/91 | No. 20 | vs. Providence Big East tournament Quarterfinal | L 64-72 | 20-8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/15/91 | No. 20 | vs. (13) Northern Illinois NCAA first round | W 75-68 | 21-8 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| 03/17/91 | No. 20 | vs. No. 23 (5) Texas NCAA second round | W 84-76 | 22-8 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| 03/22/91 | No. 20 | vs. No. 5 (1) Ohio State NCAA regional semifinal | W 91-74 | 23-8 | Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI |
| 03/24/91 | No. 20 | vs. No. 6 (2) Duke NCAA Regional Final | L 61-78 | 23-9 | Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||